string-gnomon sundial
Date1900
Inventory Number7213
ClassificationSundial
Subject
Maker
German
?
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions1.8 × 7.7 × 5.4 cm (11/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionThe horizontal dial is mounted together with a small magnetic compass in a case with hinged lid similar ro a watch case. The gnomon for the dial is a string that extends from the chapter ring to the lid at a fixed angle when the lid is fully opened. The chapter ring is marked 4-12-1-8 with no subdivisions. The gnomon is designed for a latitude of roughly 45°. The compass rose is divided into 16 points with every other point marked N, NO, O, SO, S, SW, W, and NW with 9° subdivisions. There is a magnetic declination mark at about 10° west of North.,circular
Object Name: Horizontal Dial with Compass and string gnomon in watch case
Object Name: Horizontal Dial with Compass and string gnomon in watch case
Signedprinted on paper label inside cover: KOLOMBUS / GESETZLICH GESCH.
Curatorial RemarksChristie's DC830/121
FunctionTime finding at one latitude after orienting the gnomon to point toward true North.
ProvenanceJoseph Drecker, Aachen, Germany, before 1928 (no. 108); Frederik Casparus Wieder, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1928; David P. Wheatland, Topsfield, MA, 1959; gift to CHSI, c. 1987.
Outdoor Supply Company, Inc.
Date: circa 1950
Accessories: Original cardboard box in fine condition with instructions. Box marked "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA" and wih sales sticker from F.A.O. Schwarz, New York, N. Y.
Object number: 7202
Date: circa 1921
Accessories: Original cardboard box (damaged) and instructions (copyright 1921).
Object number: 7913
Date: circa 1930
Accessories: Cardboard box in fine condition
Object number: 7201
